Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom : a history /

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"This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to represent and their significance (or lac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Young, Linda, 1953 June 16- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Temas:
Historic house museums > United States > History.
Historic house museums > United States > Management.
Dwellings > Conservation and restoration > United States > History.
Historic house museums > Great Britain > History.
Historic house museums > Great Britain > Management.
Dwellings > Conservation and restoration > Great Britain > History.
Maisons historiques (Musées) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Maisons historiques (Musées) > États-Unis > Gestion.
Habitations > Conservation et restauration > États-Unis > Histoire.
Maisons historiques (Musées) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Maisons historiques (Musées) > Grande-Bretagne > Gestion.
Habitations > Conservation et restauration > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Dwellings > Conservation and restoration
Historic house museums
Great Britain
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Heroes' houses: the home of the nation personified
  • Heroes' houses: literary and other identities
  • Artwork houses and national aesthetics
  • Collectors' houses: egos and afterlives
  • Social history house museums
  • Authenticity: material reality, negotiated understanding
  • The english country house
  • The significance, insignificance and future of house museums.

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